Aug 31 Rick Perry releases 500,000 barrels of crude oil to prevent spike in gas prices By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The petroleum reserve was created in the wake of the 1970s Arab oil embargo and stores oil at four underground sites in Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 2:27 How Harvey evacuees are coping in shelters By PBS News Hour The record-setting flood has forced tens of thousands from their homes and into shelters. P.J. Tobia joins Miles O’Brien from Houston to report what he heard from those displaced in Houston. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 4:24 In Texas county where levee was breached, 'worst flooding is in front of us' By PBS News Hour Authorities in the suburban Texas community of Brazoria County were ordered to evacuate on Sunday for fear of what came true today: a levee breached by floodwaters. Miles O’Brien talks to Brazoria County’s Judge Matt Sebesta about the threat his… Continue watching
Aug 27 Catastrophic flooding grips Texas, large-scale rescue efforts underway By Michael D. Regan At least five people have been killed in Texas from Hurricane Harvey as rising waters caused by heavy rains continued to grip parts of the state on Sunday, trapping thousands of residents in their homes and causing at least one… Continue reading
Aug 25 Monsoon floods cut off villages, swamp farms in South Asia By Larisa Epatko At least 1,200 people have died from monsoons and flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal over the past month. Continue reading
Aug 15 VIDEO: In Sierra Leone, hundreds killed by flooding, mudslides By Larisa Epatko Many remained buried in their homes Tuesday after a massive rain-induced landslide tore through a town near Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown. At least 300 people were killed and 600 missing from the flooding and mudslides, according to the Red Cross. Continue reading
Apr 01 Grim search resumes after Colombia flood kills at least 207 By Alba Tobella, Associated Press People in a small city in southern Colombia searched desperately Sunday for loved ones after heavy rains sent floodwaters, mud and debris surging through homes. Continue reading
Mar 20 Photo: A stranded dog stands in Lima's debris By News Desk A dog stands in the debris of a destroyed home, after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Huachipa, Lima. Continue reading
Mar 01 California faces $50 billion price tag for flood control, official says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam last month, the state's natural resources secretary said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:29 Inundated by storms and flooding, California hopes for sun By PBS News Hour Rain and flooding have wreaked havoc on Northern California, a region that just recently was struggling to overcome a historic drought. In San Jose, officials ordered some 14,000 people to evacuate overnight. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with San Jose Mayor Sam… Continue watching